Originally Posted by
LeonOfTheDead
well, I appreciated the old one, but I'm not sure if I would have bought one. probably as a family car it could have suite the needs as good as all the SUVs used just for those reasons, but without their stupid "off-road abilities", ground clearance, among other features. it was a sort of XC70, without calling it a "crossover".
this, on the other hand, it's just a wagon, so it could be nice or good looking, but not as "special" or different from the common car.
IMO there is no need to be "special" to be a interesting or good car. The reason why companies likes to make "crossover" is that they don't want to be in the same market place as everyone else. Crossover IMO has the worse of SUV and car(or wagon) wrapped up in one package. Its heavier than a car, has more drag, uses more expensive(and bigger) wheels and tire package, and carries scantly more(if at all) cargo, without having the ability to actually handle rough road, at least no more so than a regular car. Handles worse on the road because of the raised CG....
So I still think its nice, that someone have decided to make a wagon, and stick with it, especially from GM when all its been making recently was just SUV....one can hope that with fuel as they are people will turn back to their senses to buy a regular car/wagon that's as useful as their would've been SUV/Crossover...
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